UPDATE - Wilmette's Groovy Slanted Roofs Architect Speaks

I have the fortunate opportunity to learn more about these west Wilmette gems from the architect who designed them.  (Thank you FBook and this very small world we live in.)  Mort Balaban, the architect, reached out to me via his daughter on Facebook.   Here is what they said:

Cheryl Balaban Sarah Rothschild, i'm sitting with my dad right now..."Hollywood builders was headed by Jack Netchin, the builder, Morton S. Balaban was the architect of most of the homes in west wilmette. Besides them, there was Bill Kagan (Brookside dr.), and Hoffman Builders. Margolin was a lesser player, and Spear Gaston Builders built the colonial style townhomes along skokie blvd. (also designed by Mort Balaban).

The models that I designed for Hollywood were called the Hollywood Special, Skylark, Devon, Eldorado, and the flipped iterations were those names backwards, i.e. the Noved (lol). The "groovy slanted roof" model was the first venture into what I thought as contemporary in 1960; that was the Hollywood Special. All of the bilevels were set back 20 feet to accommodate the garage option.

As payment, i bought a lot at 2927 Greenleaf and built my own first home, a wildly contemporary home for the times that presaged my evolving architectural style. Although a misguided owner repainted the entire home (including the ironspot brick) lemon chiffon pie yellow, the home still stands proudly."

Over the years, dad and i have bought back some of these homes and reimagined the interiors and added additions. The current example of our renovation process is at 3001 Washington, where we've reconfigured the first floor and added a garage and master suite, reflecting his Frank Lloyd Wright prairie influence.
A few years back, the Wilmette Historical Society curated an exhibit on single family homes in the Village, highlighting Dad's contribution.

Let us know if there's more information you'd like to know. As dad says, "I am a fountain of information!"